Landscape 2024 masterclass
September 13, 2024
An open source scientific and technical publishing system
Integrates code in multiple programming languages, written material, and interactive visual components
Produces a range of document formats including HTML, PDF, and Word
Developed by Posit the same company that created Rstudio.
How many programs do you currently use when writing academic papers?
A common workflow of academic papers [1]
Quarto solves this problem by allowing you to write full academic manuscripts from start to finish including text, code, and visualizations in a single document:
Key benefits:
Figures and tables are dynamically updated as your code changes
Supports code in R, Python and Julia as well as LaTeX and Markdown content
Easy Cross-referencing capability for figures, tables, and sections
Documents can be rendered as Word, PDF, or HTML
Include Citations and bibliographies using Crossref, DataCite, PubMed and direct integration with Zotero
Quarto’s .qmd files can be edited with various code/text editors (VS Code, RStudio etc.)
More reproducible as it allows others to use your underlying manuscript file in combination with your data to directly re-create your results.
Several formats: RevealJS, Microsoft Powerpoint and Beamer using a common syntax.
Useful features:
Modern themes with functionality to publish your own theme.
Interactive content: Executable code blocks, graphs, maps
Dynamic resizing of content depending on screen size
Functionality for slide notes, automatic transitions, timers etc.
Easy export to PDF or HTML
Similar to manuscripts code-based content is dynamically updated.
Websites to act as guides, tutorials or teaching materials:
Personal websites to share publications and presentations:
Websites for research projects to share progress and results:
Many options for interactive data visualisations, tables and diagrams using: